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The Smartest Guy In The Room

BY Daniel MuhlesteinMon Sep 15, 2008
This blog is written by a member of our blogging community and expresses that member's views alone.

Well I'm NOT the smartest guy in the room. I do, however, know how to think like a maverick and get a job done! It might be dirty and look ugly, but I'll get the job done.

Some might say that I have a criminal mind. Well, I have not been convicted or accused of any crimes. I do take my freedom seriously, and I enjoy a life outside of "Club Fed". The difficult part is, my mind can think up a scheme to pretty much everything I do or see. I can look at a news story about some kind of criminal activity and pretty much instantly disect it and figure out the scam. Or I can read about a business and can figure out their basic business model and how the business works. Because of this ability to mentally "beak down" a business, a scam or what ever; my mind being the imagineative thing it is comes up with all sorts of less-than-legal or just purely immoral money making ideas.

I am constantly having to keep my mind in check to prevent it from going down those roads that could lead to a 5 to 15 at Club Fed. 

So this running a legitimate business online selling digital download e-books has been a facinating journey of making sure everything I do is legal and legitimate and at the same time profitable.

I think that my approach to social networking and blogging sites is unique and will therefore give my business the edge necessary to break through the big corporate barriers to become a niche market leader.